Just did this to my car today

Veeky Forums is this going to hold up?? Mechanic friend told me that it would and I should be just fine

October 15, 2017 - 14:12

Jacob Garcia

>facebook photo>cant see any metal in that pic that isnt rustedglad facebook normies are actively trying to kill themselves

October 15, 2017 - 14:13

Isaiah Green

should have bent it

October 15, 2017 - 14:18

Jacob Sanchez

it'll work, right ??

October 15, 2017 - 14:29

Matthew James

>chinese pot metal wood screw

No, OP

October 15, 2017 - 14:56

Daniel Hill

Nah, safety wire. Gotta be professional about this sort of thing.

October 15, 2017 - 15:00

Oliver Lee

atleast use a roll pin, or a tapered dowel pin. those chinese screws are brittle as hell.

>im responding to a shitpost seriously

October 15, 2017 - 15:08

Aaron Gutierrez

OP here, which one should I use?? What do you guys recommend in replacement of the screw

October 15, 2017 - 15:10

Elijah Wright

You should replace your tie rod end, then use the castle nut and cotter pin that it comes with to secure it to the spindle.

October 15, 2017 - 15:14

Tyler Foster

I wouldnt trust that over 5mph.

October 15, 2017 - 15:18

Jace Peterson

?? It handles it perfectly fine going about 85mph every day. Car gives off a weird rattle but otherwise it's ok

October 15, 2017 - 15:22

Brayden Taylor

At least use a grade 8 bolt or something. Drywall screws are total shit at shearing forces. That's going to bend and outright snap at some point.

October 16, 2017 - 02:42

Logan Sanchez

I would just weld it to be on the safe side.

October 16, 2017 - 04:21

Christian Morgan

>Veeky Forums is this going to hold up??You are using a drywall screw. Those are notoriously weak as they have a huge ratio of flange to central shaft. In addition, drywall screws are made of cheap steel which will fatigue on you.

October 16, 2017 - 04:23

Nathan Collins

Having steering control of both front wheels is highly overrated.

October 16, 2017 - 09:26

Lucas Rodriguez

...

October 16, 2017 - 09:34

Brody Perez

>reverse image search shows no results

October 16, 2017 - 09:58

David Baker

why wouldn't you at least use like a stainless machine bolt or somethingwhy does a mechanic even have fucking wood screws

October 16, 2017 - 10:15

Asher Diaz

>Mechanic friendHe's neither a mechanic nor your friend, OP

>Captcha: sold warning

October 16, 2017 - 10:20

Jayden Richardson

Used roofing caulk to seal up my windshield. Car no longer leaks!

October 16, 2017 - 10:33

Joshua Scott

i dont see the problem should be just like driving a mustang

October 16, 2017 - 10:36

Carson Collins

A fucking wood screw.

Not even a cotter pin. Fuck this bait thread

October 16, 2017 - 10:41

Joseph Taylor

Crown nuts and Cotters pins are fucking cheap, and probably could be gotten from a local autoparts store.

October 16, 2017 - 11:51

Jeremiah Jackson

Castle nuts*

October 16, 2017 - 11:52

Ayden Thompson

I used clear silicon to do mine. You can't even tell.

October 16, 2017 - 15:19

Aaron Barnes

just go to a fucking junkyard and get a castle nut off the same model vehicle and pocket it

probably a bait thread but i worked in a shop for enough years to see people actually think this stupid shit works

October 16, 2017 - 15:22

Jaxson Russell

>Mechanic friendThat tie rod end takes a lot of torque when you turn the wheel, I wouldn't trust a deck screw.

October 16, 2017 - 15:37

Evan Brooks

fuck off brian

October 16, 2017 - 15:41

Jacob Sullivan

Your mechanic friend better not come anywhere near my fucking car.

October 16, 2017 - 17:26

Jeremiah Smith

Just put a blob of weld on it.

October 16, 2017 - 18:36

Leo Wright

its only temporary unless it works

October 16, 2017 - 18:37

Aiden Ramirez

everyone say i need to replace the tire but i just put in on new wheel and fix the slow leak with a small can of fix flat. that was last year

also shit diy mechanic thread?

October 16, 2017 - 18:39

Adam Phillips

and pic

October 16, 2017 - 18:40

Cooper Evans

>claims to go 85mph in that deathtrap every day. Nice bait fren.

October 16, 2017 - 18:51

Lincoln Brooks

OP again, should I put a blob of weld instead? From reading the comments here it seems like I should use something else more sturdy yet small. Thoughts???

October 17, 2017 - 07:33

Charles Morgan

Who tf is brian?

I admit i went a little over kill and it looks kinda shitty... but considering how much it rains in mobile, i wasnt taking any chances with it.

October 17, 2017 - 08:46

Sebastian Barnes

Just get as much weld in there as you can, should be fine then.

October 17, 2017 - 08:50

Jack Cruz

These black screws are fairly brittle. If you really wanted to use a screw instead of a cotter pin, should've used a non-hardened one.

October 17, 2017 - 08:57

Dominic Scott

Screws are different than nails.Screws dont hold up very well to lateral force, thats why if you try to bend a nail or ping it sideways with a hammer it snaps clean off.Its also the very reason screws arnt used for framing.